fix(athena): address 11 audit findings (H2,H3,H5,M1-M4,M8-M11)

Ultraworked with [Sisyphus](https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-opencode)

Co-authored-by: Sisyphus <clio-agent@sisyphuslabs.ai>

src/agents/athena/constants.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export const COUNCIL_DEFAULTS = {
+  CLEANUP_DELAY_MS: 30 * 60 * 1000,
+  BACKGROUND_WAIT_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000,
+  STUCK_THRESHOLD_SECONDS: 120,
+  MEMBER_MAX_RUNNING_SECONDS: 1800,
+  ARCHIVE_ID_BYTES: 2,
+} as const

src/agents/athena/council-member-agent.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test"
-import { COUNCIL_MEMBER_PROMPT } from "./council-member-agent"
+import { COUNCIL_MEMBER_PROMPT, createCouncilMemberAgent } from "./council-member-agent"
 
 describe("COUNCIL_MEMBER_PROMPT", () => {
   describe("#given the prompt constant", () => {
@@ -44,3 +44,79 @@ describe("COUNCIL_MEMBER_PROMPT", () => {
     })
   })
 })
+
+describe("createCouncilMemberAgent", () => {
+  describe("#given a model string", () => {
+    describe("#when creating a council member agent", () => {
+      const agent = createCouncilMemberAgent("openai/gpt-5-nano")
+
+      it("#then returns an object with the given model", () => {
+        expect(agent.model).toBe("openai/gpt-5-nano")
+      })
+
+      it("#then has temperature 0.1", () => {
+        expect(agent.temperature).toBe(0.1)
+      })
+
+      it("#then has the COUNCIL_MEMBER_PROMPT as prompt", () => {
+        expect(agent.prompt).toBe(COUNCIL_MEMBER_PROMPT)
+      })
+
+      it("#then has mode subagent", () => {
+        expect(agent.mode).toBe("subagent")
+      })
+
+      it("#then has tool restrictions with permission object", () => {
+        expect(agent.permission).toBeDefined()
+      })
+
+      it("#then allows read tool", () => {
+        const perm = agent.permission as Record<string, string>
+        expect(perm.read).toBe("allow")
+      })
+
+      it("#then allows grep tool", () => {
+        const perm = agent.permission as Record<string, string>
+        expect(perm.grep).toBe("allow")
+      })
+
+      it("#then allows glob tool", () => {
+        const perm = agent.permission as Record<string, string>
+        expect(perm.glob).toBe("allow")
+      })
+
+      it("#then allows lsp_goto_definition tool", () => {
+        const perm = agent.permission as Record<string, string>
+        expect(perm.lsp_goto_definition).toBe("allow")
+      })
+
+      it("#then allows ast_grep_search tool", () => {
+        const perm = agent.permission as Record<string, string>
+        expect(perm.ast_grep_search).toBe("allow")
+      })
+
+      it("#then denies all other tools via wildcard", () => {
+        const perm = agent.permission as Record<string, string>
+        expect(perm["*"]).toBe("deny")
+      })
+
+      it("#then explicitly denies todowrite", () => {
+        const perm = agent.permission as Record<string, string>
+        expect(perm.todowrite).toBe("deny")
+      })
+
+      it("#then explicitly denies todoread", () => {
+        const perm = agent.permission as Record<string, string>
+        expect(perm.todoread).toBe("deny")
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("#given the factory function", () => {
+    describe("#when checking the static mode property", () => {
+      it("#then has mode 'subagent'", () => {
+        expect(createCouncilMemberAgent.mode).toBe("subagent")
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})

src/agents/athena/council-member-agent.ts

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ Example:
 Your analysis here...
 </COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>
 
-If you do not wrap your response in <COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE> tags, your analysis will not be included in the synthesis.`
+If you do not wrap your response in <COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE> tags, your analysis will not be included in the synthesis.
+Your response inside the tags must be at least 100 characters of substantive content. Empty or trivially short responses will be treated as missing and will not count toward quorum.`
 
 export const COUNCIL_SOLO_ADDENDUM = `
 ## Solo Analysis Mode

src/agents/athena/council-runtime-guidance.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test"
+import { resolveCouncilIntent, buildAthenaRuntimeGuidance, getValidCouncilIntents } from "./council-runtime-guidance"
+
+describe("council-runtime-guidance", () => {
+  describe("resolveCouncilIntent", () => {
+    describe("#given valid uppercase intents", () => {
+      describe("#when called with each valid intent", () => {
+        const validIntents = ["DIAGNOSE", "AUDIT", "PLAN", "EVALUATE", "EXPLAIN", "CREATE", "PERSPECTIVES", "FREEFORM"] as const
+
+        for (const intent of validIntents) {
+          it(`#then returns "${intent}" for "${intent}"`, () => {
+            expect(resolveCouncilIntent(intent)).toBe(intent)
+          })
+        }
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe("#given lowercase intents", () => {
+      describe("#when called with lowercase versions", () => {
+        it("#then normalizes 'diagnose' to 'DIAGNOSE'", () => {
+          expect(resolveCouncilIntent("diagnose")).toBe("DIAGNOSE")
+        })
+
+        it("#then normalizes 'audit' to 'AUDIT'", () => {
+          expect(resolveCouncilIntent("audit")).toBe("AUDIT")
+        })
+
+        it("#then normalizes 'freeform' to 'FREEFORM'", () => {
+          expect(resolveCouncilIntent("freeform")).toBe("FREEFORM")
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe("#given mixed case intents", () => {
+      describe("#when called with mixed case", () => {
+        it("#then normalizes 'Audit' to 'AUDIT'", () => {
+          expect(resolveCouncilIntent("Audit")).toBe("AUDIT")
+        })
+
+        it("#then normalizes 'DiAgNoSe' to 'DIAGNOSE'", () => {
+          expect(resolveCouncilIntent("DiAgNoSe")).toBe("DIAGNOSE")
+        })
+
+        it("#then normalizes 'Perspectives' to 'PERSPECTIVES'", () => {
+          expect(resolveCouncilIntent("Perspectives")).toBe("PERSPECTIVES")
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe("#given invalid inputs", () => {
+      describe("#when called with an unrecognized intent", () => {
+        it("#then returns null for 'INVALID'", () => {
+          expect(resolveCouncilIntent("INVALID")).toBeNull()
+        })
+
+        it("#then returns null for 'COMPARISON'", () => {
+          expect(resolveCouncilIntent("COMPARISON")).toBeNull()
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe("#when called with undefined", () => {
+        it("#then returns null", () => {
+          expect(resolveCouncilIntent(undefined)).toBeNull()
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe("#when called with empty string", () => {
+        it("#then returns null", () => {
+          expect(resolveCouncilIntent("")).toBeNull()
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("buildAthenaRuntimeGuidance", () => {
+    describe("#given a valid intent", () => {
+      describe("#when building guidance for DIAGNOSE", () => {
+        it("#then wraps content in athena_runtime_guidance tags", () => {
+          const result = buildAthenaRuntimeGuidance("DIAGNOSE")
+          expect(result).toContain("<athena_runtime_guidance>")
+          expect(result).toContain("</athena_runtime_guidance>")
+        })
+
+        it("#then contains the intent name", () => {
+          const result = buildAthenaRuntimeGuidance("DIAGNOSE")
+          expect(result).toContain("intent: DIAGNOSE")
+        })
+
+        it("#then contains DIAGNOSE-specific content about root cause", () => {
+          const result = buildAthenaRuntimeGuidance("DIAGNOSE")
+          expect(result).toContain("root cause")
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe("#when building guidance for AUDIT", () => {
+        it("#then contains the AUDIT intent name", () => {
+          const result = buildAthenaRuntimeGuidance("AUDIT")
+          expect(result).toContain("intent: AUDIT")
+        })
+
+        it("#then contains AUDIT-specific synthesis rules", () => {
+          const result = buildAthenaRuntimeGuidance("AUDIT")
+          expect(result).toContain("AUDIT synthesis")
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe("#when building guidance for FREEFORM", () => {
+        it("#then contains FREEFORM intent name", () => {
+          const result = buildAthenaRuntimeGuidance("FREEFORM")
+          expect(result).toContain("intent: FREEFORM")
+        })
+
+        it("#then contains FREEFORM-specific content", () => {
+          const result = buildAthenaRuntimeGuidance("FREEFORM")
+          expect(result).toContain("FREEFORM synthesis")
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe("#when building guidance for each intent", () => {
+        const allIntents = ["DIAGNOSE", "AUDIT", "PLAN", "EVALUATE", "EXPLAIN", "CREATE", "PERSPECTIVES", "FREEFORM"] as const
+
+        for (const intent of allIntents) {
+          it(`#then ${intent} guidance contains runtime_synthesis_rules`, () => {
+            const result = buildAthenaRuntimeGuidance(intent)
+            expect(result).toContain("runtime_synthesis_rules")
+          })
+
+          it(`#then ${intent} guidance contains runtime_action_paths`, () => {
+            const result = buildAthenaRuntimeGuidance(intent)
+            expect(result).toContain("runtime_action_paths")
+          })
+
+          it(`#then ${intent} guidance contains source: council_finalize`, () => {
+            const result = buildAthenaRuntimeGuidance(intent)
+            expect(result).toContain("source: council_finalize")
+          })
+        }
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("getValidCouncilIntents", () => {
+    describe("#given the function is called", () => {
+      describe("#when retrieving valid intents", () => {
+        it("#then returns an array of 8 intents", () => {
+          const intents = getValidCouncilIntents()
+          expect(intents).toHaveLength(8)
+        })
+
+        it("#then contains all expected intent values", () => {
+          const intents = getValidCouncilIntents()
+          expect(intents).toContain("DIAGNOSE")
+          expect(intents).toContain("AUDIT")
+          expect(intents).toContain("PLAN")
+          expect(intents).toContain("EVALUATE")
+          expect(intents).toContain("EXPLAIN")
+          expect(intents).toContain("CREATE")
+          expect(intents).toContain("PERSPECTIVES")
+          expect(intents).toContain("FREEFORM")
+        })
+
+        it("#then returns a readonly array", () => {
+          const intents1 = getValidCouncilIntents()
+          const intents2 = getValidCouncilIntents()
+          expect(intents1).toBe(intents2)
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})

src/agents/athena/index.ts

@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ export {
   resolveCouncilIntent,
 } from "./council-runtime-guidance"
 export type { CouncilIntent } from "./council-runtime-guidance"
+export { COUNCIL_DEFAULTS } from "./constants"

src/agents/builtin-agents/council-member-agents.test.ts

@@ -83,4 +83,75 @@ describe("council-member-agents", () => {
     expect(result.registeredKeys).toHaveLength(0)
     expect(result.agents).toEqual({})
   })
+
+  test("returns skippedMembers with reason for invalid model format", () => {
+    //#given
+    const config = {
+      members: [
+        { model: "openai/gpt-5.3-codex", name: "GPT" },
+        { model: "no-slash", name: "Bad" },
+        { model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6", name: "Claude" },
+      ],
+      retry_on_fail: 0,
+      retry_failed_if_others_finished: false,
+      cancel_retrying_on_quorum: true,
+      stuck_threshold_seconds: 120,
+      member_max_running_seconds: 1800,
+    }
+    //#when
+    const result = registerCouncilMemberAgents(config)
+    //#then
+    expect(result.skippedMembers).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(result.skippedMembers[0].name).toBe("Bad")
+    expect(result.skippedMembers[0].reason).toContain("Invalid model format")
+    expect(result.skippedMembers[0].reason).toContain("no-slash")
+  })
+
+  test("returns skippedMembers with reason for duplicate names", () => {
+    //#given
+    const config = {
+      members: [
+        { model: "openai/gpt-5.3-codex", name: "Alpha" },
+        { model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6", name: "Beta" },
+        { model: "google/gemini-3-pro", name: "alpha" },
+      ],
+      retry_on_fail: 0,
+      retry_failed_if_others_finished: false,
+      cancel_retrying_on_quorum: true,
+      stuck_threshold_seconds: 120,
+      member_max_running_seconds: 1800,
+    }
+    //#when
+    const result = registerCouncilMemberAgents(config)
+    //#then
+    expect(result.registeredKeys).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(result.skippedMembers).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(result.skippedMembers[0].name).toBe("alpha")
+    expect(result.skippedMembers[0].reason).toContain("Duplicate name")
+  })
+
+  test("returns skippedMembers combining both invalid model and duplicate reasons", () => {
+    //#given
+    const config = {
+      members: [
+        { model: "openai/gpt-5.3-codex", name: "GPT" },
+        { model: "bad-model", name: "Invalid" },
+        { model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6", name: "Claude" },
+        { model: "google/gemini-3-pro", name: "gpt" },
+      ],
+      retry_on_fail: 0,
+      retry_failed_if_others_finished: false,
+      cancel_retrying_on_quorum: true,
+      stuck_threshold_seconds: 120,
+      member_max_running_seconds: 1800,
+    }
+    //#when
+    const result = registerCouncilMemberAgents(config)
+    //#then
+    expect(result.skippedMembers).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(result.skippedMembers[0].name).toBe("Invalid")
+    expect(result.skippedMembers[0].reason).toContain("Invalid model format")
+    expect(result.skippedMembers[1].name).toBe("gpt")
+    expect(result.skippedMembers[1].reason).toContain("Duplicate name")
+  })
 })

src/features/background-agent/council-continuation-enforcer.test.ts

@@ -140,13 +140,13 @@ describe("hasCouncilResponseTag", () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe("#given assistant message contains the response tag", () => {
+  describe("#given assistant message contains a complete council response", () => {
     it("#then should return true", () => {
       //#given
       const messages = [
         {
           info: { role: "assistant" },
-          parts: [{ type: "text", text: "My analysis </COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>" }],
+          parts: [{ type: "text", text: "<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>This is a comprehensive analysis of the council member findings. The investigation reveals multiple significant patterns across the entire codebase that require careful refactoring.</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>" }],
         },
       ]
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ describe("hasCouncilResponseTag", () => {
         },
         {
           info: { role: "assistant" },
-          parts: [{ type: "text", text: "final answer </COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>" }],
+          parts: [{ type: "text", text: "<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>This is a comprehensive analysis of the council member findings. The investigation reveals multiple significant patterns across the entire codebase that require careful refactoring.</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>" }],
         },
       ]
 

src/features/background-agent/council-continuation-enforcer.ts

@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ import {
   createInternalAgentTextPart,
 } from "../../shared"
 import { setSessionTools } from "../../shared/session-tools-store"
+import { extractCouncilResponse } from "../../tools/council-archive/council-response-extractor"
 import { COUNCIL_MEMBER_KEY_PREFIX } from "../../agents/builtin-agents/council-member-agents"
 
 type OpencodeClient = PluginInput["client"]
 
-const COUNCIL_RESPONSE_TAG = "</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>"
-
 const CONTINUATION_PROMPT =
   "You have not yet produced your final <COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>. Continue your analysis and wrap your findings in <COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE> tags. If you are waiting for background tasks, use background_wait to block until they complete, then produce your response."
 
@@ -28,17 +27,18 @@ export function resetCouncilNudgeCount(taskId: string): void {
 }
 
 export function hasCouncilResponseTag(sessionMessages: Array<{ info?: { role?: string }; parts?: Array<{ type?: string; text?: string }> }>): boolean {
-  for (let i = sessionMessages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+  const assistantTexts: string[] = []
-    const msg = sessionMessages[i]
+  for (const msg of sessionMessages) {
     if (msg.info?.role !== "assistant") continue
-    const parts = msg.parts ?? []
+    for (const part of msg.parts ?? []) {
-    for (const part of parts) {
+      if (part.type === "text" && part.text) {
-      if (part.type === "text" && part.text?.includes(COUNCIL_RESPONSE_TAG)) {
+        assistantTexts.push(part.text)
-        return true
       }
     }
   }
-  return false
+  if (assistantTexts.length === 0) return false
+  const extraction = extractCouncilResponse(assistantTexts.join("\n"))
+  return extraction.has_response && extraction.response_complete
 }
 
 export function sendCouncilContinuationNudge(

src/features/background-agent/council-response-checker.test.ts

@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ function createMockClient(
 }
 
 describe("sessionHasCouncilResponse", () => {
-  describe("#given assistant message with closing council tag", () => {
+  describe("#given assistant message with complete council response", () => {
     it("#when tag is in text part #then should return true", async () => {
       //#given
       const client = createMockClient([
         {
           info: { role: "assistant" },
-          parts: [{ type: "text", text: "Some response</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>" }],
+          parts: [{ type: "text", text: "<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>This is a comprehensive analysis of the council member findings. The investigation reveals multiple significant patterns across the entire codebase that require careful refactoring.</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>" }],
         },
       ])
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe("sessionHasCouncilResponse", () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe("#given assistant message with tag buried in longer text", () => {
+  describe("#given assistant message with complete council response in longer text", () => {
     it("#when tag appears mid-text #then should return true", async () => {
       //#given
       const client = createMockClient([
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ describe("sessionHasCouncilResponse", () => {
           parts: [
             {
               type: "text",
-              text: "Here is my analysis of the situation.\n\nLong content here.\n\n</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>\n\nMore text after.",
+              text: "Here is my analysis. <COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>This is a comprehensive analysis of the council member findings. The investigation reveals multiple significant patterns across the entire codebase that require careful refactoring.</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE> More text after.",
             },
           ],
         },

src/features/background-agent/council-response-checker.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import type { PluginInput } from "@opencode-ai/plugin"
 import { log, normalizeSDKResponse } from "../../shared"
+import { hasCouncilResponseTag } from "./council-continuation-enforcer"
 
 type OpencodeClient = PluginInput["client"]
 
-const COUNCIL_RESPONSE_TAG = "</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>"
-
 export async function sessionHasCouncilResponse(
   client: OpencodeClient,
   sessionID: string,
@@ -20,18 +19,7 @@ export async function sessionHasCouncilResponse(
       { preferResponseOnMissingData: true },
     )
 
-    for (let i = messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    return hasCouncilResponseTag(messages)
-      const msg = messages[i]
-      if (msg.info?.role !== "assistant") continue
-      const parts = msg.parts ?? []
-      for (const part of parts) {
-        if (part.type === "text" && part.text?.includes(COUNCIL_RESPONSE_TAG)) {
-          return true
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    return false
   } catch (error) {
     log("[council-response-checker] Error checking session for response tag:", {
       sessionID,

src/tools/council-archive/council-finalize-helpers.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { readFile, writeFile, rename } from "node:fs/promises"
+import { join, isAbsolute, resolve, relative } from "node:path"
+import { log } from "../../shared/logger"
+
+export const TASK_ID_PATTERN = /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/
+
+export function slugify(text: string): string {
+  return text
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "-")
+    .replace(/^-+|-+$/g, "")
+}
+
+export function toPosixPath(pathValue: string): string {
+  return pathValue.replace(/\\/g, "/")
+}
+
+export function extractAgentFromFrontmatter(content: string): string | null {
+  const fmMatch = content.match(/^---\n([\s\S]*?)\n---/)
+  if (!fmMatch) return null
+  const agentLine = fmMatch[1].match(/^agent:\s*(.+)$/m)
+  return agentLine ? agentLine[1].trim() : null
+}
+
+export function isPathEscaping(expectedRoot: string, targetPath: string): boolean {
+  const rel = relative(expectedRoot, targetPath)
+  return rel.startsWith("..") || isAbsolute(rel)
+}
+
+export async function movePromptFile(
+  promptFilePath: string,
+  base: string,
+  absArchiveDir: string,
+  relArchiveDir: string,
+): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  try {
+    const promptFilename = "council-prompt.md"
+    const absPromptSrc = isAbsolute(promptFilePath) ? promptFilePath : resolve(base, promptFilePath)
+    const expectedPromptRoot = join(base, ".sisyphus", "tmp")
+    if (isPathEscaping(expectedPromptRoot, absPromptSrc)) {
+      log("[council-finalize] Rejected prompt_file outside .sisyphus/tmp/", { promptFile: promptFilePath })
+      return undefined
+    }
+    const absPromptDest = join(absArchiveDir, promptFilename)
+    await rename(absPromptSrc, absPromptDest).catch(async () => {
+      const content = await readFile(absPromptSrc, "utf-8")
+      await writeFile(absPromptDest, content, "utf-8")
+    })
+    return toPosixPath(join(relArchiveDir, promptFilename))
+  } catch (err) {
+    log("[council-finalize] Failed to move prompt file", { promptFile: promptFilePath, error: String(err) })
+    return undefined
+  }
+}

src/tools/council-archive/council-flow.integration.test.ts

@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ describe("council archive integration flow", () => {
     describe("#when finalize is called and then each archive is read", () => {
       it("#then creates archive with correct structure and archives are readable", async () => {
         const agents = [
-          { id: "bg_opus", agent: "Council: Claude Opus", response: "Opus deep analysis of architecture" },
+          { id: "bg_opus", agent: "Council: Claude Opus", response: "Opus deep analysis of architecture: This is a detailed analysis from Opus model covering the full scope of the council question." },
-          { id: "bg_gpt", agent: "Council: GPT-5", response: "GPT pragmatic code review" },
+          { id: "bg_gpt", agent: "Council: GPT-5", response: "GPT pragmatic code review: This is a detailed analysis from GPT model covering the full scope of the council question." },
-          { id: "bg_gemini", agent: "Council: Gemini", response: "Gemini creative alternative approach" },
+          { id: "bg_gemini", agent: "Council: Gemini", response: "Gemini creative alternative approach: This is a detailed analysis from Gemini model covering the full scope of the council question." },
         ]
 
         for (const a of agents) {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe("council archive integration flow", () => {
 
         const finalizeTool = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
         const resultStr = await finalizeTool.execute(
-          { task_ids: agents.map((a) => a.id), name: "test" },
+          { task_ids: agents.map((a) => a.id), name: "test", intent: "FREEFORM" },
           toolContext,
         )
         const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe("council archive integration flow", () => {
 
         const finalizeTool = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
         const resultStr = await finalizeTool.execute(
-          { task_ids: [taskId], name: "partial" },
+          { task_ids: [taskId], name: "partial", intent: "FREEFORM" },
           toolContext,
         )
         const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ describe("council archive integration flow", () => {
 
         const finalizeTool = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
         const resultStr = await finalizeTool.execute(
-          { task_ids: ["bg_notags"], name: "notags" },
+          { task_ids: ["bg_notags"], name: "notags", intent: "FREEFORM" },
           toolContext,
         )
         const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -197,18 +197,18 @@ describe("council archive integration flow", () => {
       it("#then 2 members succeed and 1 has error 'Task output file not found'", async () => {
         await writeFile(
           join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_first.md"),
-          mockTaskOutput("Council: First", "First analysis"),
+          mockTaskOutput("Council: First", "First analysis: This is a detailed analysis from First model covering the full scope of the council question."),
           "utf-8",
         )
         await writeFile(
           join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_third.md"),
-          mockTaskOutput("Council: Third", "Third analysis"),
+          mockTaskOutput("Council: Third", "Third analysis: This is a detailed analysis from Third model covering the full scope of the council question."),
           "utf-8",
         )
 
         const finalizeTool = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
         const resultStr = await finalizeTool.execute(
-          { task_ids: ["bg_first", "bg_missing", "bg_third"], name: "partial" },
+          { task_ids: ["bg_first", "bg_missing", "bg_third"], name: "partial", intent: "FREEFORM" },
           toolContext,
         )
         const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ describe("council archive integration flow", () => {
 
         const finalizeTool = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
         const resultStr = await finalizeTool.execute(
-          { task_ids: [taskId], name: "large" },
+          { task_ids: [taskId], name: "large", intent: "FREEFORM" },
           toolContext,
         )
         const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ describe("council archive integration flow", () => {
         const taskId = "bg_with_meta"
         await writeFile(
           join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", `${taskId}.md`),
-          mockTaskOutput("Council: Opus", "Analysis result"),
+          mockTaskOutput("Council: Opus", "Analysis result: This is a detailed analysis from Opus model covering the full scope of the council question."),
           "utf-8",
         )
 
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ describe("council archive integration flow", () => {
           {
             task_ids: [taskId],
             name: "meta-test",
+            intent: "FREEFORM",
             question: "What is the best architecture for this app?",
             prompt_file: promptFile,
           },
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ describe("council archive integration flow", () => {
         const taskId = "bg_question_only"
         await writeFile(
           join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", `${taskId}.md`),
-          mockTaskOutput("Council: GPT", "GPT analysis"),
+          mockTaskOutput("Council: GPT", "GPT analysis: This is a detailed analysis from GPT model covering the full scope of the council question."),
           "utf-8",
         )
 
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ describe("council archive integration flow", () => {
           {
             task_ids: [taskId],
             name: "question-only",
+            intent: "FREEFORM",
             question: "How should we handle auth?",
           },
           toolContext,

src/tools/council-archive/council-response-extractor.test.ts

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import { extractCouncilResponse } from "./council-response-extractor"
 describe("extractCouncilResponse", () => {
   describe("#given complete COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE tags", () => {
     it("#then returns has_response true, response_complete true, and the content", () => {
-      const result = extractCouncilResponse("<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>analysis here</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>")
+      const result = extractCouncilResponse("<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>" + "a".repeat(100) + "</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>")
 
       expect(result).toEqual({
         has_response: true,
         response_complete: true,
-        result: "analysis here",
+        result: "a".repeat(100),
       })
     })
   })
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ describe("extractCouncilResponse", () => {
   })
 
   describe("#given empty content between tags", () => {
-    it("#then returns has_response true, response_complete true, and empty string result", () => {
+    it("#then returns has_response false, response_complete true, and empty string result", () => {
       const result = extractCouncilResponse("<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE></COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>")
 
       expect(result).toEqual({
-        has_response: true,
+        has_response: false,
         response_complete: true,
         result: "",
       })
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ describe("extractCouncilResponse", () => {
   describe("#given multiple tag pairs", () => {
     it("#then returns content from the last opening tag", () => {
       const text =
-        "<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>first analysis</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>\nSome interim text\n<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>final analysis</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>"
+        `<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>${"first".repeat(20)}</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>\nSome interim text\n<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>${"final".repeat(20)}</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>`
       const result = extractCouncilResponse(text)
 
       expect(result).toEqual({
         has_response: true,
         response_complete: true,
-        result: "final analysis",
+        result: "final".repeat(20),
       })
     })
   })
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ describe("extractCouncilResponse", () => {
         "Now here is my actual response:",
         "<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>",
         "## Finding 1: Tag discussion in body",
-        "The extractor uses lastIndexOf to find the opening tag.",
+        "The extractor uses lastIndexOf to find the opening tag, which ensures the last response is extracted.",
         "</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>",
       ].join("\n")
       const result = extractCouncilResponse(text)
       expect(result).toEqual({
         has_response: true,
         response_complete: true,
-        result: "## Finding 1: Tag discussion in body\nThe extractor uses lastIndexOf to find the opening tag.",
+        result: "## Finding 1: Tag discussion in body\nThe extractor uses lastIndexOf to find the opening tag, which ensures the last response is extracted.",
       })
     })
   })
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ describe("extractCouncilResponse", () => {
   })
 
   describe("#given whitespace-only content between tags", () => {
-    it("#then returns has_response true, response_complete true, and empty string result", () => {
+    it("#then returns has_response false, response_complete true, and empty string result", () => {
       const result = extractCouncilResponse("<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>   </COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>")
 
       expect(result).toEqual({
-        has_response: true,
+        has_response: false,
         response_complete: true,
         result: "",
       })
@@ -110,13 +110,52 @@ describe("extractCouncilResponse", () => {
 
   describe("#given content with surrounding text before the opening tag", () => {
     it("#then returns only the tagged content", () => {
-      const text = "Some preamble text\n<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>the actual response</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>"
+      const text = `Some preamble text\n<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>${"a".repeat(100)}</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>`
       const result = extractCouncilResponse(text)
 
       expect(result).toEqual({
         has_response: true,
         response_complete: true,
-        result: "the actual response",
+        result: "a".repeat(100),
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("#given 99-char content between tags (below MIN_RESPONSE_LENGTH)", () => {
+    it("#then returns has_response false, response_complete true", () => {
+      const content = "a".repeat(99)
+      const result = extractCouncilResponse(`<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>${content}</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>`)
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        has_response: false,
+        response_complete: true,
+        result: content,
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("#given 100-char content between tags (exactly MIN_RESPONSE_LENGTH)", () => {
+    it("#then returns has_response true, response_complete true", () => {
+      const content = "a".repeat(100)
+      const result = extractCouncilResponse(`<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>${content}</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>`)
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        has_response: true,
+        response_complete: true,
+        result: content,
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("#given 101-char content between tags (above MIN_RESPONSE_LENGTH)", () => {
+    it("#then returns has_response true, response_complete true", () => {
+      const content = "a".repeat(101)
+      const result = extractCouncilResponse(`<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>${content}</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>`)
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        has_response: true,
+        response_complete: true,
+        result: content,
       })
     })
   })

src/tools/council-archive/council-response-extractor.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+export const MIN_RESPONSE_LENGTH = 100
+
 export const OPENING_TAG = "<COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>"
 export const CLOSING_TAG = "</COUNCIL_MEMBER_RESPONSE>"
 
@@ -22,5 +24,8 @@ export function extractCouncilResponse(fullText: string): CouncilResponseExtract
   }
 
   const content = fullText.slice(contentStart, closingAfterLastOpen).trim()
+  if (content.length < MIN_RESPONSE_LENGTH) {
+    return { has_response: false, response_complete: true, result: content }
+  }
   return { has_response: true, response_complete: true, result: content }
 }

src/tools/council-archive/create-council-finalize.test.ts

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
   describe("#given 3 members with valid output files", () => {
     it("#then creates full archive with all has_response true", async () => {
       const agents = [
-        { id: "bg_001", agent: "Council: Claude Opus", response: "Opus analysis" },
+        { id: "bg_001", agent: "Council: Claude Opus", response: "Opus analysis: This is a detailed analysis from Opus model covering the full scope of the council question." },
-        { id: "bg_002", agent: "Council: GPT-5", response: "GPT analysis" },
+        { id: "bg_002", agent: "Council: GPT-5", response: "GPT analysis: This is a detailed analysis from GPT model covering the full scope of the council question." },
-        { id: "bg_003", agent: "Council: Gemini", response: "Gemini analysis" },
+        { id: "bg_003", agent: "Council: Gemini", response: "Gemini analysis: This is a detailed analysis from Gemini model covering the full scope of the council question." },
       ]
 
       for (const a of agents) {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
 
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: agents.map((a) => a.id), name: "test" },
+        { task_ids: agents.map((a) => a.id), name: "test", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -73,14 +73,12 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
         expect(member.task_id).toBe(agents[i].id)
         expect(member.has_response).toBe(true)
         expect(member.response_complete).toBe(true)
-        expect(member).not.toHaveProperty("result")
-        expect(member).not.toHaveProperty("result_truncated")
         expect(member.error).toBeUndefined()
         expect(member.archive_file).toBeDefined()
       }
 
       const opusArchive = await readFile(join(tmpDir, result.members[0].archive_file!), "utf-8")
-      expect(opusArchive).toBe("Opus analysis")
+      expect(opusArchive).toBe("Opus analysis: This is a detailed analysis from Opus model covering the full scope of the council question.")
 
       const metaContent = await readFile(join(tmpDir, result.meta_file), "utf-8")
       expect(metaContent).toContain("archive_name: council-test-")
@@ -96,18 +94,18 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     it("#then returns partial success with error for missing member", async () => {
       await writeFile(
         join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_001.md"),
-        mockTaskOutput("Council: Claude Opus", "Opus findings"),
+        mockTaskOutput("Council: Claude Opus", "Opus findings: This is a detailed analysis from Opus model covering the full scope of the council question."),
         "utf-8",
       )
       await writeFile(
         join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_003.md"),
-        mockTaskOutput("Council: Gemini", "Gemini findings"),
+        mockTaskOutput("Council: Gemini", "Gemini findings: This is a detailed analysis from Gemini model covering the full scope of the council question."),
         "utf-8",
       )
 
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: ["bg_001", "bg_002", "bg_003"], name: "partial" },
+        { task_ids: ["bg_001", "bg_002", "bg_003"], name: "partial", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -116,8 +114,6 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
 
       expect(result.members[0].has_response).toBe(true)
       expect(result.members[0].archive_file).toBeDefined()
-      expect(result.members[0]).not.toHaveProperty("result")
-      expect(result.members[0]).not.toHaveProperty("result_truncated")
 
       expect(result.members[1].has_response).toBe(false)
       expect(result.members[1].error).toBe("Task output file not found")
@@ -125,8 +121,6 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
 
       expect(result.members[2].has_response).toBe(true)
       expect(result.members[2].archive_file).toBeDefined()
-      expect(result.members[2]).not.toHaveProperty("result")
-      expect(result.members[2]).not.toHaveProperty("result_truncated")
     })
   })
 
@@ -141,7 +135,7 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
 
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: ["bg_large"], name: "large" },
+        { task_ids: ["bg_large"], name: "large", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -149,8 +143,6 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
       const member = result.members[0]
       expect(member.has_response).toBe(true)
       expect(member.archive_file).toBeDefined()
-      expect(member).not.toHaveProperty("result")
-      expect(member).not.toHaveProperty("result_truncated")
 
       const archiveContent = await readFile(join(tmpDir, member.archive_file!), "utf-8")
       expect(archiveContent).toHaveLength(9000)
@@ -159,7 +151,7 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
   })
 
   describe("#given empty response between tags", () => {
-    it("#then returns has_response true with empty string result", async () => {
+    it("#then returns has_response false with empty string result", async () => {
       const emptyOutput = [
         "---",
         "task_id: bg_empty",
@@ -182,17 +174,13 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
 
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: ["bg_empty"], name: "empty" },
+        { task_ids: ["bg_empty"], name: "empty", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
 
       const member = result.members[0]
-      expect(member.has_response).toBe(true)
+      expect(member.has_response).toBe(false)
-      expect(member.response_complete).toBe(true)
-      expect(member.archive_file).toBeDefined()
-      expect(member).not.toHaveProperty("result")
-      expect(member).not.toHaveProperty("result_truncated")
     })
   })
 
@@ -200,18 +188,18 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     it("#then each member gets a unique archive_file keyed by task id", async () => {
       await writeFile(
         join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_alpha.md"),
-        mockTaskOutput("Agent A+B", "First response"),
+        mockTaskOutput("Agent A+B", "First response: This is a detailed analysis from Agent A+B covering the full scope of the council question."),
         "utf-8",
       )
       await writeFile(
         join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_beta.md"),
-        mockTaskOutput("Agent A B", "Second response"),
+        mockTaskOutput("Agent A B", "Second response: This is a detailed analysis from Agent A B covering the full scope of the council question."),
         "utf-8",
       )
 
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: ["bg_alpha", "bg_beta"], name: "collision" },
+        { task_ids: ["bg_alpha", "bg_beta"], name: "collision", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -233,7 +221,7 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     it("#then registers critical custom context for Athena runtime guidance", async () => {
       await writeFile(
         join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_intent.md"),
-        mockTaskOutput("Council: GPT-5", "Plan proposal"),
+        mockTaskOutput("Council: GPT-5", "Plan proposal: This is a detailed analysis from GPT model covering the full scope of the council question."),
         "utf-8",
       )
 
@@ -273,7 +261,7 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     it("#then emits diagnose action options for hephaestus and sisyphus", async () => {
       await writeFile(
         join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_diagnose.md"),
-        mockTaskOutput("Council: Claude", "Root cause found"),
+        mockTaskOutput("Council: Claude", "Root cause found: This is a detailed analysis from Claude model covering the full scope of the council question."),
         "utf-8",
       )
 
@@ -305,7 +293,7 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     it("#then emits audit processing mode and batching guidance", async () => {
       await writeFile(
         join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_audit.md"),
-        mockTaskOutput("Council: Claude", "Audit findings"),
+        mockTaskOutput("Council: Claude", "Audit findings: This is a detailed analysis from Claude model covering the full scope of the council question."),
         "utf-8",
       )
 
@@ -352,7 +340,7 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     it("#then emits informational write-to-document path without atlas delegation", async () => {
       await writeFile(
         join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_eval.md"),
-        mockTaskOutput("Council: Claude", "Option comparison"),
+        mockTaskOutput("Council: Claude", "Option comparison: This is a detailed analysis from Claude model covering the full scope of the council question."),
         "utf-8",
       )
 
@@ -394,13 +382,13 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     it("#then rejects task IDs with path traversal characters", async () => {
       await writeFile(
         join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_valid.md"),
-        mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Valid response"),
+        mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Valid response: This is a detailed analysis from Agent covering the full scope of the council question."),
         "utf-8",
       )
 
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: ["../../etc/passwd", "bg_valid", "foo/bar"], name: "traversal" },
+        { task_ids: ["../../etc/passwd", "bg_valid", "foo/bar"], name: "traversal", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -416,13 +404,13 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     it("#then sanitizes name with path traversal characters", async () => {
       await writeFile(
         join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_safe.md"),
-        mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response"),
+        mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response: This is a detailed analysis from Agent covering the full scope of the council question here."),
         "utf-8",
       )
 
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: ["bg_safe"], name: "../../etc" },
+        { task_ids: ["bg_safe"], name: "../../etc", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -432,11 +420,11 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     })
 
     it("#then sanitizes name with absolute path", async () => {
-      await writeFile(join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_abs.md"), mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response"), "utf-8")
+      await writeFile(join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_abs.md"), mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response: This is a detailed analysis from Agent covering the full scope of the council question here."), "utf-8")
 
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: ["bg_abs"], name: "/absolute/path" },
+        { task_ids: ["bg_abs"], name: "/absolute/path", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -446,11 +434,11 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     })
 
     it("#then sanitizes name with dot-dot-slash in the middle", async () => {
-      await writeFile(join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_mid.md"), mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response"), "utf-8")
+      await writeFile(join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_mid.md"), mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response: This is a detailed analysis from Agent covering the full scope of the council question here."), "utf-8")
 
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: ["bg_mid"], name: "foo/../bar" },
+        { task_ids: ["bg_mid"], name: "foo/../bar", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -460,11 +448,11 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     })
 
     it("#then accepts valid task IDs", async () => {
-      await writeFile(join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "valid-id_123.md"), mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response"), "utf-8")
+      await writeFile(join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "valid-id_123.md"), mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response: This is a detailed analysis from Agent covering the full scope of the council question here."), "utf-8")
 
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: ["valid-id_123"], name: "valid" },
+        { task_ids: ["valid-id_123"], name: "valid", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -477,13 +465,13 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     it("#then rejects prompt_file with absolute path outside workspace", async () => {
       await writeFile(
         join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_prompt.md"),
-        mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response"),
+        mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response: This is a detailed analysis from Agent covering the full scope of the council question here."),
         "utf-8",
       )
 
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: ["bg_prompt"], name: "prompt-test", prompt_file: "/etc/passwd" },
+        { task_ids: ["bg_prompt"], name: "prompt-test", prompt_file: "/etc/passwd", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -496,13 +484,13 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     it("#then rejects prompt_file with relative traversal", async () => {
       await writeFile(
         join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_rel.md"),
-        mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response"),
+        mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response: This is a detailed analysis from Agent covering the full scope of the council question here."),
         "utf-8",
       )
 
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: ["bg_rel"], name: "rel-test", prompt_file: "../../etc/passwd" },
+        { task_ids: ["bg_rel"], name: "rel-test", prompt_file: "../../etc/passwd", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -517,13 +505,13 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
       await writeFile(join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "tmp", "athena-council-test.md"), "Test prompt", "utf-8")
       await writeFile(
         join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_ok.md"),
-        mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response"),
+        mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response: This is a detailed analysis from Agent covering the full scope of the council question here."),
         "utf-8",
       )
 
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: ["bg_ok"], name: "valid-prompt", prompt_file: ".sisyphus/tmp/athena-council-test.md" },
+        { task_ids: ["bg_ok"], name: "valid-prompt", prompt_file: ".sisyphus/tmp/athena-council-test.md", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -535,7 +523,7 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     it("#then rejects task IDs with backslash characters", async () => {
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: ["bg\\evil"], name: "backslash" },
+        { task_ids: ["bg\\evil"], name: "backslash", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)
@@ -548,13 +536,13 @@ describe("createCouncilFinalize", () => {
     it("#then handles name that slugifies to empty string", async () => {
       await writeFile(
         join(tmpDir, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs", "bg_empty_name.md"),
-        mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response"),
+        mockTaskOutput("Agent", "Response: This is a detailed analysis from Agent covering the full scope of the council question here."),
         "utf-8",
       )
 
       const toolDef = createCouncilFinalize(tmpDir)
       const resultStr = await toolDef.execute(
-        { task_ids: ["bg_empty_name"], name: "///..." },
+        { task_ids: ["bg_empty_name"], name: "///...", intent: "FREEFORM" },
         mockCtx,
       )
       const result: CouncilFinalizeResult = JSON.parse(resultStr)

src/tools/council-archive/create-council-finalize.ts

@@ -1,84 +1,24 @@
 import { tool, type ToolDefinition } from "@opencode-ai/plugin"
-import { readFile, writeFile, mkdir, rename } from "node:fs/promises"
+import { readFile, writeFile, mkdir } from "node:fs/promises"
-import { join, isAbsolute, resolve, relative } from "node:path"
+import { join } from "node:path"
 import { randomBytes } from "node:crypto"
 import { extractCouncilResponse } from "./council-response-extractor"
+import { TASK_ID_PATTERN, slugify, toPosixPath, extractAgentFromFrontmatter, isPathEscaping, movePromptFile } from "./council-finalize-helpers"
+import { formatMetaYaml, type MetaMember } from "./meta-yaml-formatter"
 import {
   buildAthenaRuntimeGuidance,
   getValidCouncilIntents,
   resolveCouncilIntent,
+  COUNCIL_DEFAULTS,
 } from "../../agents/athena"
 import { log } from "../../shared/logger"
 import type { ContextCollector } from "../../features/context-injector"
 import type { CouncilFinalizeArgs, CouncilMemberResult, CouncilFinalizeResult } from "./types"
-
-interface MetaMember {
-  task_id: string
-  member: string
-  member_slug: string
-  task_output_path: string
-  archive_file: string
-  has_response: boolean
-  response_complete: boolean
-}
-
 type RegisterContext = Pick<ContextCollector, "register">
 
 type CouncilFinalizeToolContext = {
   sessionID?: string
 }
-
-const TASK_ID_PATTERN = /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/
-function slugify(text: string): string {
-  return text
-    .toLowerCase()
-    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "-")
-    .replace(/^-+|-+$/g, "")
-}
-
-function toPosixPath(pathValue: string): string {
-  return pathValue.replace(/\\/g, "/")
-}
-
-function extractAgentFromFrontmatter(content: string): string | null {
-  const fmMatch = content.match(/^---\n([\s\S]*?)\n---/)
-  if (!fmMatch) return null
-  const agentLine = fmMatch[1].match(/^agent:\s*(.+)$/m)
-  return agentLine ? agentLine[1].trim() : null
-}
-
-function formatMetaYaml(archiveName: string, createdAt: string, members: MetaMember[], question?: string, promptFile?: string): string {
-  const lines: string[] = [
-    `archive_name: ${archiveName}`,
-    `created_at: ${createdAt}`,
-  ]
-
-  if (question) {
-    lines.push(`question: |`)
-    for (const qLine of question.split("\n")) {
-      lines.push(`  ${qLine}`)
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (promptFile) {
-    lines.push(`prompt_file: ${promptFile}`)
-  }
-
-  lines.push("members:")
-
-  for (const m of members) {
-    lines.push(`  - task_id: ${m.task_id}`)
-    lines.push(`    member: "${m.member}"`)
-    lines.push(`    member_slug: ${m.member_slug}`)
-    lines.push(`    task_output_path: ${m.task_output_path}`)
-    lines.push(`    archive_file: ${m.archive_file}`)
-    lines.push(`    has_response: ${m.has_response}`)
-    lines.push(`    response_complete: ${m.response_complete}`)
-  }
-
-  return lines.join("\n") + "\n"
-}
-
 export function createCouncilFinalize(
   basePath?: string,
   options?: { contextCollector?: RegisterContext }
@@ -95,14 +35,13 @@ export function createCouncilFinalize(
       name: tool.schema.string().describe("Council name used in the archive directory name"),
       intent: tool.schema
         .string()
-        .optional()
         .describe(`Classified question intent used for runtime Athena guidance injection. Valid intents: ${getValidCouncilIntents().join(", ")}`),
       question: tool.schema.string().optional().describe("Original user question that triggered the council"),
       prompt_file: tool.schema.string().optional().describe("Path to the council prompt temp file (will be moved into the archive)"),
     },
     async execute(args: CouncilFinalizeArgs, toolContext: CouncilFinalizeToolContext) {
       const resolvedIntent = resolveCouncilIntent(args.intent)
-      if (args.intent && !resolvedIntent) {
+      if (!resolvedIntent) {
         return `Invalid intent: "${args.intent}". Valid intents: ${getValidCouncilIntents().join(", ")}.`
       }
 
@@ -120,16 +59,14 @@ export function createCouncilFinalize(
       }
 
       const base = basePath ?? process.cwd()
-      const hexId = randomBytes(2).toString("hex")
+      const hexId = randomBytes(COUNCIL_DEFAULTS.ARCHIVE_ID_BYTES).toString("hex")
       const safeName = slugify(args.name) || "unnamed"
       const archiveName = `council-${safeName}-${hexId}`
       const relArchiveDir = join(".sisyphus", "athena", archiveName)
       const relArchiveDirForOutput = toPosixPath(relArchiveDir)
       const absArchiveDir = join(base, relArchiveDir)
 
-      const expectedArchiveRoot = join(base, ".sisyphus", "athena")
+      if (isPathEscaping(join(base, ".sisyphus", "athena"), absArchiveDir)) {
-      const relFromArchiveRoot = relative(expectedArchiveRoot, absArchiveDir)
-      if (relFromArchiveRoot.startsWith("..") || isAbsolute(relFromArchiveRoot)) {
         return `Security error: archive directory would escape .sisyphus/athena/`
       }
 
@@ -162,9 +99,7 @@ export function createCouncilFinalize(
         const relTaskOutputForOutput = toPosixPath(relTaskOutput)
         const absTaskOutput = join(base, relTaskOutput)
 
-        const expectedTaskOutputRoot = join(base, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs")
+        if (isPathEscaping(join(base, ".sisyphus", "task-outputs"), absTaskOutput)) {
-        const relFromTaskOutputRoot = relative(expectedTaskOutputRoot, absTaskOutput)
-        if (relFromTaskOutputRoot.startsWith("..") || isAbsolute(relFromTaskOutputRoot)) {
           members.push({
             task_id: taskId,
             member: "unknown",
@@ -241,27 +176,9 @@ export function createCouncilFinalize(
         })
       }
 
-      let relPromptFile: string | undefined
+      const relPromptFile = args.prompt_file
-      if (args.prompt_file) {
+        ? await movePromptFile(args.prompt_file, base, absArchiveDir, relArchiveDir)
-        try {
+        : undefined
-          const promptFilename = "council-prompt.md"
-          const absPromptSrc = isAbsolute(args.prompt_file) ? args.prompt_file : resolve(base, args.prompt_file)
-          const expectedPromptRoot = join(base, ".sisyphus", "tmp")
-          const relFromPromptRoot = relative(expectedPromptRoot, absPromptSrc)
-          if (relFromPromptRoot.startsWith("..") || isAbsolute(relFromPromptRoot)) {
-            log("[council-finalize] Rejected prompt_file outside .sisyphus/tmp/", { promptFile: args.prompt_file })
-          } else {
-            const absPromptDest = join(absArchiveDir, promptFilename)
-            await rename(absPromptSrc, absPromptDest).catch(async () => {
-              const content = await readFile(absPromptSrc, "utf-8")
-              await writeFile(absPromptDest, content, "utf-8")
-            })
-            relPromptFile = toPosixPath(join(relArchiveDir, promptFilename))
-          }
-        } catch (err) {
-          log("[council-finalize] Failed to move prompt file", { promptFile: args.prompt_file, error: String(err) })
-        }
-      }
 
       const relMetaFile = join(relArchiveDir, "meta.yaml")
       const relMetaFileForOutput = toPosixPath(relMetaFile)

src/tools/council-archive/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 export { createCouncilFinalize } from "./create-council-finalize"
-export { extractCouncilResponse, OPENING_TAG, CLOSING_TAG } from "./council-response-extractor"
+export { extractCouncilResponse, OPENING_TAG, CLOSING_TAG, MIN_RESPONSE_LENGTH } from "./council-response-extractor"
 export type { CouncilResponseExtraction } from "./council-response-extractor"
 export type { CouncilFinalizeArgs, CouncilMemberResult, CouncilFinalizeResult } from "./types"

src/tools/council-archive/meta-yaml-formatter.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+export interface MetaMember {
+  task_id: string
+  member: string
+  member_slug: string
+  task_output_path: string
+  archive_file: string
+  has_response: boolean
+  response_complete: boolean
+}
+
+export function formatMetaYaml(archiveName: string, createdAt: string, members: MetaMember[], question?: string, promptFile?: string): string {
+  const lines: string[] = [
+    `archive_name: ${archiveName}`,
+    `created_at: ${createdAt}`,
+  ]
+
+  if (question) {
+    lines.push(`question: |`)
+    for (const qLine of question.split("\n")) {
+      lines.push(`  ${qLine}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (promptFile) {
+    lines.push(`prompt_file: ${promptFile}`)
+  }
+
+  lines.push("members:")
+
+  for (const m of members) {
+    lines.push(`  - task_id: ${m.task_id}`)
+    lines.push(`    member: "${m.member}"`)
+    lines.push(`    member_slug: ${m.member_slug}`)
+    lines.push(`    task_output_path: ${m.task_output_path}`)
+    lines.push(`    archive_file: ${m.archive_file}`)
+    lines.push(`    has_response: ${m.has_response}`)
+    lines.push(`    response_complete: ${m.response_complete}`)
+  }
+
+  return lines.join("\n") + "\n"
+}

src/tools/council-archive/types.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export interface CouncilFinalizeArgs {
   task_ids: string[]
   name: string
-  intent?: string
+  intent: string
   question?: string
   prompt_file?: string
 }

src/tools/prepare-council-prompt/tools.test.ts

@@ -197,5 +197,33 @@ describe("createPrepareCouncilPromptTool", () => {
         expect(intentIdx).toBeLessThan(questionIdx)
       })
     })
+
+    describe("#when called with lowercase intent 'audit'", () => {
+      it("#then resolves correctly and produces file with AUDIT addendum", async () => {
+        tmpDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "council-test-"))
+        const toolDef = createPrepareCouncilPromptTool(tmpDir)
+        const result = await toolDef.execute({ prompt: "Review security", intent: "audit" }, mockContext)
+
+        expect(result).not.toContain("Invalid intent")
+        expect(result).toContain("intent: AUDIT")
+        const filePath = extractFilePath(result)
+        const content = await readFile(filePath, "utf-8")
+        expect(content).toContain("## Analysis Intent: AUDIT")
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe("#when called with mixed case intent 'Diagnose'", () => {
+      it("#then resolves correctly and produces file with DIAGNOSE addendum", async () => {
+        tmpDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "council-test-"))
+        const toolDef = createPrepareCouncilPromptTool(tmpDir)
+        const result = await toolDef.execute({ prompt: "Why is the API failing?", intent: "Diagnose" }, mockContext)
+
+        expect(result).not.toContain("Invalid intent")
+        expect(result).toContain("intent: DIAGNOSE")
+        const filePath = extractFilePath(result)
+        const content = await readFile(filePath, "utf-8")
+        expect(content).toContain("## Analysis Intent: DIAGNOSE")
+      })
+    })
   })
 })

src/tools/prepare-council-prompt/tools.ts

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto"
 import { writeFile, unlink, mkdir, readdir, stat } from "node:fs/promises"
 import { join } from "node:path"
 import { log } from "../../shared/logger"
-import { COUNCIL_SOLO_ADDENDUM, COUNCIL_DELEGATION_ADDENDUM, COUNCIL_INTENT_ADDENDUMS, getValidCouncilIntents, type CouncilIntent } from "../../agents/athena"
+import { COUNCIL_SOLO_ADDENDUM, COUNCIL_DELEGATION_ADDENDUM, COUNCIL_INTENT_ADDENDUMS, getValidCouncilIntents, resolveCouncilIntent, type CouncilIntent, COUNCIL_DEFAULTS } from "../../agents/athena"
 
-const CLEANUP_DELAY_MS = 30 * 60 * 1000
+const CLEANUP_DELAY_MS = COUNCIL_DEFAULTS.CLEANUP_DELAY_MS
 const COUNCIL_TMP_DIR = ".sisyphus/tmp"
 
 const COUNCIL_FILE_PREFIX = "athena-council-"
@@ -24,12 +24,18 @@ async function cleanupStaleTempFiles(directory: string): Promise<void> {
           await unlink(filePath)
           log("[prepare-council-prompt] Cleaned up stale temp file", { filePath })
         }
-      } catch {
+      } catch (err: unknown) {
-        // File may have been deleted between readdir and stat
+        const code = (err as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code
+        if (code !== "ENOENT") {
+          log("[prepare-council-prompt] Unexpected error during temp file cleanup", { filePath, error: String(err), code })
+        }
       }
     }
-  } catch {
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
-    // Directory may not exist yet — nothing to clean
+    const code = (err as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code
+    if (code !== "ENOENT") {
+      log("[prepare-council-prompt] Unexpected error reading temp directory", { directory: tmpDir, error: String(err), code })
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -78,12 +84,15 @@ Returns the file path to reference in subsequent task() calls.`
         return `Invalid mode: "${args.mode}". Valid modes: "solo", "delegation".`
       }
 
-      const validIntents = getValidCouncilIntents()
+      if (args.intent !== undefined) {
-      if (args.intent !== undefined && !(validIntents as readonly string[]).includes(args.intent.toUpperCase())) {
+        const resolved = resolveCouncilIntent(args.intent)
-        return `Invalid intent: "${args.intent}". Valid intents: ${validIntents.map((i) => `"${i}"`).join(", ")}.`
+        if (!resolved) {
+          const validIntents = getValidCouncilIntents()
+          return `Invalid intent: "${args.intent}". Valid intents: ${validIntents.map((i) => `"${i}"`).join(", ")}.`
+        }
       }
 
-      const resolvedIntent = args.intent?.toUpperCase()
+      const resolvedIntent = args.intent ? resolveCouncilIntent(args.intent) : undefined
 
       const mode = args.mode === "delegation" ? "delegation" : "solo"